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Jeremiah 44 (WEBP)

[1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
[2] “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah. Behold, today they are a desolation, and no man dwells in them,
[3] because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, to serve other gods that they didn’t know, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers.
[4] However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, “Oh, don’t do this abominable thing that I hate.”
[5] But they didn’t listen and didn’t incline their ear. They didn’t turn from their wickedness, to stop burning incense to other gods.
[6] Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured out, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is today.’
[7] “Therefore now Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Why do you commit great evil against your own souls, to cut off from yourselves man and woman, infant and nursing child out of the middle of Judah, to leave yourselves no one remaining,
[8] in that you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live, that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
[9] Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[10] They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.’
[11] “Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.
[12] I will take the remnant of Judah that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all be consumed. They will fall in the land of Egypt. They will be consumed by the sword and by the famine. They will die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine. They will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach.
[13] For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
[14] so that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will escape or be left to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there; for no one will return except those who will escape.’ ”
[15] Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
[16] “As for the word that you have spoken to us in Yahweh’s name, we will not listen to you.
[17] But we will certainly perform every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
[18] But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”
[19] The women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of the sky and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?”
[20] Then Jeremiah said to all the people—to the men and to the women, even to all the people who had given him an answer, saying,
[21] “The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, didn’t Yahweh remember them, and didn’t it come into his mind?
[22] Thus Yahweh could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you have committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation, an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is today.
[23] Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed Yahweh’s voice, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil has happened to you, as it is today.”
[24] Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt!
[25] Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, “We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her.” “ ‘Establish then your vows, and perform your vows.’
[26] “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have sworn by my great name,’ says Yahweh, ‘that my name will no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord Yahweh lives.”
[27] Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are all gone.
[28] Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah few in number. All the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will know whose word will stand, mine or theirs.
[29] “ ‘This will be the sign to you,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil.’
[30] Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life.’ ”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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Jeremiah 44 (KJVS)

[1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell () in the land of Egypt, which dwell () at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, ()
[2] Thus saith () the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen () all the evil that I have brought () upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they [are] a desolation, and no man dwelleth () therein,
[3] Because of their wickedness which they have committed () to provoke me to anger, () in that they went () to burn incense, () [and] to serve () other gods, whom they knew () not, [neither] they, ye, nor your fathers.
[4] Howbeit I sent () unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early () and sending () [them], saying, () Oh, do () not this abominable thing that I hate. ()
[5] But they hearkened () not, nor inclined () their ear to turn () from their wickedness, to burn no incense () unto other gods.
[6] Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, () and was kindled () in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted [and] desolate, as at this day.
[7] Therefore now thus saith () the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit () ye [this] great evil against your souls, to cut off () from you man and woman, child and suckling, () out of Judah, to leave () you none to remain;
[8] In that ye provoke me unto wrath () with the works of your hands, burning incense () unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone () to dwell, () that ye might cut yourselves off, () and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
[9] Have ye forgotten () the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed () in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[10] They are not humbled () [even] unto this day, neither have they feared, () nor walked () in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set () before you and before your fathers.
[11] Therefore thus saith () the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set () my face against you for evil, and to cut off () all Judah.
[12] And I will take () the remnant of Judah, that have set () their faces to go () into the land of Egypt to sojourn () there, and they shall all be consumed, () [and] fall () in the land of Egypt; they shall [even] be consumed () by the sword [and] by the famine: they shall die, () from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, [and] an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
[13] For I will punish () them that dwell () in the land of Egypt, as I have punished () Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
[14] So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone () into the land of Egypt to sojourn () there, shall escape or remain, that they should return () into the land of Judah, to the which they have () a desire to return () to dwell () there: for none shall return () but such as shall escape.
[15] Then all the men which knew () that their wives had burned incense () unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, () a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt () in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered () Jeremiah, saying, ()
[16] [As for] the word that thou hast spoken () unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken () unto thee.
[17] But we will certainly () do () whatsoever thing goeth forth () out of our own mouth, to burn incense () unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out () drink offerings unto her, as we have done, () we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for [then] had we plenty () of victuals, and were well, and saw () no evil.
[18] But since we left off () to burn incense () to the queen of heaven, and to pour out () drink offerings unto her, we have wanted () all [things], and have been consumed () by the sword and by the famine.
[19] And when we burned incense () to the queen of heaven, and poured out () drink offerings unto her, did we make () her cakes to worship () her, and pour out () drink offerings unto her, without our men?
[20] Then Jeremiah said () unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him [that] answer, () saying, ()
[21] The incense that ye burned () in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember () them, and came () it [not] into his mind?
[22] So that the LORD could () no longer bear, () because of the evil of your doings, [and] because of the abominations which ye have committed; () therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, () as at this day.
[23] Because ye have burned incense, () and because ye have sinned () against the LORD, and have not obeyed () the voice of the LORD, nor walked () in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened () unto you, as at this day.
[24] Moreover Jeremiah said () unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear () the word of the LORD, all Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt:
[25] Thus saith () the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; () Ye and your wives have both spoken () with your mouths, and fulfilled () with your hand, saying, () We will surely () perform () our vows that we have vowed, () to burn incense () to the queen of heaven, and to pour out () drink offerings unto her: ye will surely () accomplish () your vows, and surely () perform () your vows.
[26] Therefore hear () ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell () in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn () by my great name, saith () the LORD, that my name shall no more be named () in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, () The Lord GOD liveth.
[27] Behold, I will watch () over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that [are] in the land of Egypt shall be consumed () by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end () of them.
[28] Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out () of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone () into the land of Egypt to sojourn () there, shall know () whose words shall stand, () mine, or theirs.
[29] And this [shall be] a sign unto you, saith () the LORD, that I will punish () you in this place, that ye may know () that my words shall surely () stand () against you for evil:
[30] Thus saith () the LORD; Behold, I will give () Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, () and into the hand of them that seek () his life; as I gave () Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, () and that sought () his life.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jeremiah 44 (YLT)

[1] The word that hath been unto Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who are dwelling in the land of Egypt-who are dwelling in Migdol, and in Tahpanhes, and in Noph, and in the land of Pathros-saying,
[2] ‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Ye-ye have seen all the evil that I have brought in on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah, and lo, they are a waste this day, and there is none dwelling in them,
[3] because of their wickedness that they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to make perfume, by serving other gods, that they knew not, they, ye, and your fathers.
[4] ‘And I send unto you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: I pray you, do not this abomination that I have hated-
[5] and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,
[6] and poured out is My fury, and Mine anger, and it burneth in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and they are for a waste, for a desolation, as at this day.
[7] ‘And, now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Why are ye doing great evil unto your own souls, to cut off to you man and woman, infant and suckling, from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave to you a remnant:
[8] by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making perfume to other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are going in to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?
[9] ‘Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, that they have done in the land of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?
[10] They have not been humbled unto this day, nor have they been afraid, nor have they walked in My law, and in My statutes, that I have set before you and before your fathers.
[11] ‘Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am setting my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah,
[12] and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword, by famine they are consumed, from the least even unto the greatest, by sword and by famine they die, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach.
[13] ‘And I have seen after those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with famine, and with pestilence,
[14] and there is not an escaped and remaining one of the remnant of Judah, who are entering into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, even to turn back to the land of Judah, whither they are lifting up their soul to return to dwell, for they do not turn back, except those escaping.’
[15] And they answer Jeremiah-all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros-saying:
[16] ‘The word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah-we are not hearkening unto thee;
[17] for we certainly do everything that hath gone out of our mouth, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and-we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and evil we have not seen.
[18] ‘And from the time we have ceased to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, we have lacked all, and by sword and by famine we have been consumed,
[19] and when we are making perfume to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her libations-without our husbands have we made for her cakes to idolize her, and to pour out to her libations?’
[20] And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying:
[21] ‘The perfume that ye made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, hath not Jehovah remembered it? yea, it cometh up on His heart.
[22] And Jehovah is not able any more to accept you, because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that ye have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as at this day.
[23] ‘Because that ye have made perfume, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies ye have not walked, therefore hath this evil met you as at this day.’
[24] And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, and unto all the women, ‘Hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt,
[25] Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying: We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, ye do certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows.
[26] ‘Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt: Lo, I-I have sworn by My great name, said Jehovah, My name is no more proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Live doth the Lord Jehovah-in all the land of Egypt.
[27] Lo, I am watching over them for evil, and not for good, and consumed have been all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, till their consumption.
[28] ‘And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and known have all the remnant of Judah who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, whose word is established, Mine or theirs.
[29] ‘And this is to you the sign-an affirmation of Jehovah-that I am seeing after you in this place, so that ye know that My words are certainly established against you for evil;
[30] Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.’